Did you get the GT?

IMO the V6 isn't worth getting.

 

I have had terrible experiences with Fords and thier lousy dealerships. I know I am not alone on this and basically I have sweared off Fords forever. Those punks will not get a penny again from me.

That '97 Escort of yours in reality was a Mazda Protege and that explains the solid reliability of those cars. My wife had a '97 Mercury Tracer LS which was essentially the same as the Ford Escort. We also experienced very few, if any, problems with it. Interesting to note that 1997 was the launch year of the last generation Escort/Tracer before they were replaced by the less reliable Ford Focus in late 1999.

In fact, Consumer Reports only recommends the '97-'00 Escort/Tracer as the ONLY used car from Ford.

Your '94-'95 Mustang GTs although were first year models after a "major" redesign (Which was mostly exterior and interior) were essentially the same 1978 Ford Fairmont chassis that was used in the 1979-1993 first generation (Post Mustang II) Ford Mustang. Of course it had to be reliable as that platform by 1994 had been in use for nearly 15 years.

The 1994-2004 Mustang still used the old Fairmont RWD chassis but Ford was successful at keeping the car looking up to date even if its build quality and driving characteristics were more akin to its disco era origins.

The 2005 Mustang is the first ever and most significant redesign in over 25 years and this car is all-new from the ground up. Ford's quality track record with ALL NEW designs has been less than stellar and they have always managed to botched critical new vehicle launches due to teething quality problems.

I would approach any all new first year design (Specially from Ford) with caution. Otherwise I think the '05 Mustang is finally again what a Mustang should be but personally I have never attracted to pony cars and the image thier portray.

 

Did not get the GT-$5,000 more than the V-6 Premium. You need to drive the V-6...it's outstanding. I drove the V-8, loved the extra 90 horses, but felt it too much for my daughter, who will be driving it in a year.

Jim

 

Good luck with the Stang. The mustang looks great from the front, hopefully we don't pass you up on the side of the road anytime soon.

 

yeah i want to go test drive one tomorrow, i love the way they look, well miss you.

 

I did drive the V6 version and I wasn't too crazy about it. The car looks cool but I didn't like driving it too much.